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Clara Mozelle Clark

Female 1930 - 2019  (88 years)


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  • Name Clara Mozelle Clark  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Born 17 Apr 1930  Fairmount Community, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5, 6
    Gender Female 
    Died 4 Mar 2019  Fannett, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Notes 
    • On the Texas Birth index, she is shown as Yuvonne. All other records (census; birth records for her children) instead show her as Clara Mozelle. Or maybe Yuvonne was a twin that died young?

      Name: Yuvonne Clarke
      Date of Birth: 17 Apr 1930
      Gender: Female
      Birth County: Sabine
      Father's Name: N Easnel Clarke
      Mother's name: Bertie Fullen
      Roll Number: 1930_0002

      April 17, 1930, March 04, 2019

      Mozelle Hillyer
      Mozelle Hillyer, of Fannett, passed into the arms of her Savior on March 4, 2019. She was born on April 17, 1930, to Easuel and Bertie Fullen Clark in Fairmount, Texas. She grew up in a family of nine children, with four other sisters and four brothers.

      One of the greatest loves of her life was her family. To say that she was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother is an understatement. Her heart was so big; and she was so full of life! Mozelle was a friend to everyone she met, and just never met a stranger. She knew the importance of loving God, and loving others, and modelled this for her daughters.

      As an adult, there wasn't anything Mozelle couldn't do in business if she set her mind to it. She worked for a while as a real estate agent in the Dallas area, then started her own jewelry retail business while taking side work as a notary public. She became known as "The Jewelry Lady".

      She is survived by her two sisters, JoNell LaRoue of Orange, Texas and Reba Barnett of Pineland, Texas; daughters, Sylvia Carlisle and husband, Gary Sr.; Becky Person and husband, Vance; Angela Richardson and husband, Robert, all of Fannett, Texas; grandchildren, Gary Carlisle, Jr. and wife, Kristie, of Midland, Texas; Tara Prestridge and husband, Derek, of Leander, Texas; Bethany Vaccaro and husband, Matthew, of Beaumont, Texas; Hannah Barnett and husband, Zeb, of Beaumont; Stephanie Richardson and Paul Richardson of Fannett; great-grandchildren, Rory Carlisle, Cooper Carlisle, and Tanner Carlisle all of Midland; and Whitney Prestridge and Charleigh Prestridge of Leander; and many nieces and nephews.

      Mozelle is preceded in death by her spouse, Jack Hillyer; her parents, Easuel and Bertie Clark; and siblings, Bobbie Hankins, Lavergne Smith, Easuel Clark, Jr., Knox Clark, Doil Clark, and Bill Clark.

      The family would like to extend heartfelt appreciation to The Arboretum in Winnie for helping us to take care of our Momma and Mamaw in the last months of her life. We are so grateful for the kindness and tender care each one of the staff showed to her. We would also like to recognize the staff and residents of Atria Collier Park, of Beaumont, where she lived for almost 10 years.

      A gathering of Mrs. Hillyer's family and friends will begin 2:00 p.m., with her funeral service to follow at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, March 9, 2019, at Broussard's, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont. Her interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont.
    Person ID I11048  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 25 May 2019 

    Father Neuman Easuel Clark, Sr.,   b. 22 Nov 1897, Fairmount Community, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1984, Bridge City, Orange County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Bertie Lena Fullen,   b. 13 Aug 1903, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1985, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 18 Sep 1919  [7, 8, 9
    • In the "Back In Time" column of the Sabine County Reporter, September 15, 1999, it was noted that Twenty Years ago, in 1979, "Mr and Mrs Easuel Clark were celebrating their 60th Wedding Anniversary." That means they were probably married circa September 1919. In the "Back In Time" column of the Sabine County Reporter, September 29, 1999, it was noted that Thirty Years ago, in 1969, "Mr and Mrs. Easuel Clark were honored with a reception on their 50th Wedding anniversary."
    Photos
    Clark, Bertie (Fullen) with her husband, Newman
    Clark, Bertie (Fullen) with her husband, Newman
    Photo taken ca 1925 in Fairmount, Sabine County, Texas
    Family ID F3266  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 James Ray Currie,   b. 1 Feb 1922, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 2003, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married Bef 1947 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 
    Family ID F4768  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Living 
    Children 
     1. Living
    Last Modified 23 Nov 2012 
    Family ID F4769  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Living 
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 
    Family ID F4770  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Apr 1930 - Fairmount Community, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 4 Mar 2019 - Fannett, Jefferson County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S360] Simmons, Frances--Family Researcher (Rt 1, Box 193, Newton, TX 75966).

    2. [S266] Ancestry.com - Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database online], (Ancestry.com Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche.).

    3. [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), Texas, Sabine Cunnty, JP 7, Bayou, Fairdale, Fairmount Enumerated 20 Apr 1940 SD 42-2 ED 202-11 Sheet 5A 75 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S1305] Clark, John W. "Some Descendants of William Clark of Sabine County, Texas" (American Reference Publishing Co., Ste. 262-250, Ridgleas Bank Building, Fort Worth, Texas 76116, c. 1971), (This book was complied by John William Clark, 1023 Harris Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73107 in honor of William Clark...information was obtained from family records and interviews with relatives having first hand knowledge of the facts; census records of South Carolina, Mississippi, and Texas; cemetery records and tombstone inscriptions; library books in Oklahoma City, Dallas, Austin, Hemphill, Lufkin and Nacogdoches, and letters from many interested people all over the country willing to help and be helped. A copy of this book was found by Trudy Cox at the Abilene Christina Unversity Brown Library and xeroxed by her, and a copy sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas.), p. 26 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), March 13, 2019, page 8 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S1305] Clark, John W. "Some Descendants of William Clark of Sabine County, Texas" (American Reference Publishing Co., Ste. 262-250, Ridgleas Bank Building, Fort Worth, Texas 76116, c. 1971), (This book was complied by John William Clark, 1023 Harris Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73107 in honor of William Clark...information was obtained from family records and interviews with relatives having first hand knowledge of the facts; census records of South Carolina, Mississippi, and Texas; cemetery records and tombstone inscriptions; library books in Oklahoma City, Dallas, Austin, Hemphill, Lufkin and Nacogdoches, and letters from many interested people all over the country willing to help and be helped. A copy of this book was found by Trudy Cox at the Abilene Christina Unversity Brown Library and xeroxed by her, and a copy sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas.), p. 26, instead listed as 16 Apr 1929 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.).

    8. [S913] McCary, Kay P. "Fairmount Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.

    9. [S1305] Clark, John W. "Some Descendants of William Clark of Sabine County, Texas" (American Reference Publishing Co., Ste. 262-250, Ridgleas Bank Building, Fort Worth, Texas 76116, c. 1971), (This book was complied by John William Clark, 1023 Harris Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73107 in honor of William Clark...information was obtained from family records and interviews with relatives having first hand knowledge of the facts; census records of South Carolina, Mississippi, and Texas; cemetery records and tombstone inscriptions; library books in Oklahoma City, Dallas, Austin, Hemphill, Lufkin and Nacogdoches, and letters from many interested people all over the country willing to help and be helped. A copy of this book was found by Trudy Cox at the Abilene Christina Unversity Brown Library and xeroxed by her, and a copy sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas.), p. 25 (Reliability: 3).